Maintenance

Alternators Designed to Enhance Efficiency for School Buses

Prestolite Electric’s IdlePro and IdlePro Extreme (shown here) alternators are created to help extend battery life and increase vehicle uptime by enhancing engine and electrical system performance.

NOVI, Mich. — Prestolite Electric has introduced two new families of Leece-Neville heavy-duty alternators designed to improve school bus electrical performance: the IdlePro and IdlePro Extreme high-efficiency/high-output alternators.

The alternators are created for Type A, C, and D school buses.

“School buses commonly operate at engine idle with several draws, like lights, air conditioning, heating, or various other electrical needs,” said Jonathan Smith, assistant director of aftermarket sales and marketing at Prestolite Electric. “IdlePro and IdlePro Extreme alternators are proven solutions for the unique and challenging operating environments of school buses.”

The alternators help extend battery life and increase vehicle uptime by enhancing engine and electrical system performance, according to the supplier. They also include Prestolite Electric’s isolated ground technology, which was created to protect engines from potentially severe electrolytic damage caused by stray voltage.

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